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Scans confirm Liverpool’s Isak has broken leg

Yesterday at 23:02 PM, via BBC News

Scans confirm Liverpool striker Alexander Isak’s left leg was broken during the club’s victory against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

Africa

Afcon to be held every four years from 2028

Saturday at 16:55 PM, via BBC News

In a huge change to the football calendar, the Africa Cup of Nations will be held every four years from 2028 – switching away from biennial finals.

Business

South Africans are paying more tax than ever before

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says that South Africa’s tax to GDP ratio is the highest it has ever been, with taxpayers struggling under the worst tax burden on record.

Business

Huge blow to Eskom’s ‘secret’ R54 billion deal

Yesterday at 14:49 PM, via BusinessTech

The ‘secret’ R54 billion settlement deal between power utility Eskom and energy regulator Nersa has been nixed by the High Court, until the public has been sufficiently consulted.

Sport

Sheeraz ordered to fight Pacheco for WBO title

Today at 01:38 AM, via BBC News

Britain’s Hamzah Sheeraz is ordered to fight Diego Pacheco for the vacant WBO super-middleweight title following Terence Crawford’s retirement.

Education

New York school board investigates wooden ‘timeout’ box allegations

Yesterday at 22:00 PM, via The Guardian

Governor calls accusations that students with disabilities may have been confined in boxes ‘highly disturbing’

A school district board in upstate New York is investigating school officials amid accusations that the district may have confined elementary school students inside wooden “timeout” boxes.

Images of the boxes, which resemble tiny padded cells, first spread on social media last week,...

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 22 December 2025

Yesterday at 22:25 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

Cyberattack Disrupts France’s Postal Service, Banking During Christmas Rush

Today at 01:40 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: With just three days to go before Christmas, a cyberattack knocked France’s national postal service offline Monday, blocking and delaying package deliveries and online payments. The timing was miserable for millions of people at the height of the Christmas season, as frazzled postal workers fended off frustrated customers. No one...

Science/Tech

Pink platypus spotted in Gippsland is cute – but don’t get too excited

Today at 01:11 AM, via The Guardian

Biologist says monotreme a Victorian fisher has nicknamed Pinky is ‘unusual but not exceptional’

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Cody Stylianou thought he saw a huge trout. But, skimming just below the surface, it was moving differently than a fish would.

The creature surfaced and, amazed, the Victorian fisher...

Science/Tech

Larry Ellison Pledges $40-Billion Personal Guarantee For Paramount’s Warner Bros Bid

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has personally guaranteed $40.4 billion to shore up Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, trying to ease financing doubts as Warner Bros weighs a rival offer from Netflix. Reuters reports: Paramount said the amended terms do not change the $30-per-share all-cash offer even as the fight for Hollywood’s sought-after assets heats up, with control of Warner...

Health

Living and Light

Sunday at 19:40 PM, via BBC News

Illuminating new science on artificial light and our health.

Health

What Is ‘Functional Freeze’?

Sunday at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

The term has been popularized on social media to describe numbness and low motivation. Experts offer ways to break out of these feelings.